Oncology & Cancer
Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine: A virologist explains
One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.
Feb 2, 2022
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Medical research
How a ubiquitous herpesvirus sometimes leads to cancer
You might not know it, but most of us are infected with the herpesvirus known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). For most of us, the virus will lead at worst to a case of infectious mononucleosis, but sometimes, and especially ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Immunology
Researchers describe a key protein for Epstein-Barr virus infection
Scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) have published a study in the journal Nature Communications revealing the structure of a ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multiple sclerosis: New evidence for the role of Epstein-Barr virus
An estimated 2.8 million people around the world have multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system damages the brain and spinal cord.
May 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene mutation that makes the body turn life-saving immune cells into a rare and dangerous cancer
The cause of a rare and highly aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that attacks the face has been discovered by an international genome-scanning research project.
Nov 16, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood test might someday diagnose early MS
An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says.
Apr 27, 2024
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Medical research
EBV-derived microRNAs silence immune alarm signals of the host cell
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) prevents infected cells from being attacked by the immune system. The virus drives production of small molecules, so-called microRNAs, that suppress alarm signals sent out by the infected cell. Scientists ...
Oct 5, 2016
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Other
Is the detection of early markers of Epstein Barr virus of diagnostic value?
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the cause of infectious mononucleosis and a risk for serious disease in liver transplant recipients. Molecular tests that can identify early protein markers produced by EBV may have value for diagnosing ...
Nov 16, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers unravel the mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus and host chromatin interactions in nasopharyngeal cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (or NPC) is a rare type of cancer affecting the epithelial tissue of the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat behind the nasal cavity. Among the three main subtypes of NPC, non-keratinizing undifferentiated ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study suggests EBV-specific T cells play key role in development of multiple sclerosis
The body's immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in causing damage in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by University of Texas Health Houston.
Jan 8, 2024
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